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Not everyone plays games and watches YT all day -- I've got clients that use 3-4 monitors in their office setups. This is an inexpensive but still relatively decent GPU to accomplish that.
Most integrated GPUs, which you had suggested using instead, only have a single monitor port. There are many use cases, office or home, where people would want multiple monitors. Even if they dont require more horsepower than an integrated GPU provides, they wtill need more monitor ports than iGPU has. Yes, you can chain display port, but that requires more expensive monitors. This a380 is indeed a cheap option to drive up to four monitors, plus offers some moderate graphics processing and hardware encoding/decoding.
But now I get the feeling I may have just fed a troll.
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get any of the 7840HS with 780m igpu system off amazon (typically around 400 bear bone and 500 with ram and storage) to light up 3 to 4 monitors. the 780M igpu is able to support quad 4k monitor.
https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-SE...9N951?th=1
most of the 7840HS mini PC has 2 DP or HDMI port out, the other two are typically via USB-C or TB4 (USB 4)'s video mode. and i think that's true for 680M system as well.
those lower end office GPU quickly loss its place in today's day and age when the mini PC exist with decent graphics. even the Iris Xe graphic that comes with every intel chip can light up 3 monitors. i don't know why you are that surprised and think link up 3 to 4 monitor is anything worth mentioning. just about every laptop that you bought in the last 5 years should have no issues doing 3 monitors (maybe not apple)
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The Intel ARC series has been notable in some limited cases, such as AV1 video encoding, but the limited upsides have come with a lot of caveats especially around compatibility/operation in older PCs.
Also, if you're simply looking for a multi-monitor card there have historically been even cheaper options which were also more efficient to operate given the potentially high idle power draw of the Intel GPUs. Unfortunately many of these options have gotten less widely available in retail and/or have lost mainstream support.
Those seeking a multi-monitor option who are also willing/interested to shop the secondary market can likely find something like a Quadro with functional (if minimal) graphics driver support for Windows 11 at around half this price. This option is probably also advisable for those supporting older PCs.
Otherwise, the recent glut of Intel GPUs delivered discounting that makes them a dirt cheap price for proper multi-monitor card (I.e. - more than two digital links). Even if calling them efficient isn't completely correct, the Intel cards also have the added benefit of getting current retail/warranty support as well as active driver development. Given their ever dropping price and wide availability, the Intel option is a solid choice when putting together a genuinely new system and seeking basic support for 3 or more active digital displays.
Good luck!
Jon
Would this card improve performance in apps like Adobe?
get any of the 7840HS with 780m igpu system off amazon (typically around 400 bear bone and 500 with ram and storage) to light up 3 to 4 monitors. the 780M igpu is able to support quad 4k monitor.
https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-SE...9N951?th=1 [amazon.com]
most of the 7840HS mini PC has 2 DP or HDMI port out, the other two are typically via USB-C or TB4 (USB 4)'s video mode. and i think that's true for 680M system as well.
those lower end office GPU quickly loss its place in today's day and age when the mini PC exist with decent graphics. even the Iris Xe graphic that comes with every intel chip can light up 3 monitors. i don't know why you are that surprised and think link up 3 to 4 monitor is anything worth mentioning. just about every laptop that you bought in the last 5 years should have no issues doing 3 monitors (maybe not apple)
A quick search of desktops at Dell (Inspiron, XPS) and none have more than 2 ports out.
Don't insult me by making it sound like most desktop systems (old and new) come with the ability to connect 4 monitors -- they don't. Also many desktop systems (I won't say all in fear you'll go search out some obscure system that does) USB-C ports do not have a DisplayPort signal. It's for data only.
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Should be a decent card for multi-monitor use, right?
Note about the mentions of ASRock instead of this, it does need an 8pin from psu. Sparkle does not.
If you're using benchmark composite scores just know that those don't tell the whole story. DX7-9 is emulated so performance is still good but not outrageously high. DX10-12 performance is punching higher than it should be at this price point.
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